Lipstick device



March 16, 1943. J YOUNGHUSBAND 2,314,261

I LIPSTICK DEVICE 4 Filed May 4, 1942 5463.1] fly. 2.

meszyw wzid Patented Mar. 16, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LIPSTICK DEVICE James L. Younghiisband, Chicago, 111'.

Application May 4, 1942, Serial No. 441,750

1' Claim.

My invention relates to a device for holding lipstick, said device so constructed asto make the lipstick adjustably available as used for application by the user.

Among the objects of my invention is to create a simplified construction for the projection and retraction of a lipstick with relation to a case. To provide an adjustable construction which will permit the user to project a lipstick to the extent desired so that the same may be applied by the user free from any obstructing mechanism adjacent the projected lipstick and such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherently possessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawing preferred embodiments of my invention, yet I wish it understood that the same are susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my lipstick device in closed position and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is an elevational view of my lipstick device with the cap removed; Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of my control member; Fig. '7 is a side elevational view of my control member and cord having a loop: Fig. 8 is a sectional view of my cord passing through the control member without the loop and with a knot therebelow; Fig. 9 is a detailed sectional view of my control member with corrugated walls and Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a side opening in the case.

The embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a hollow body member I 0 or case having side walls I I, a closed bottom I2 and an open top I3. A spring I4 is positioned within said body member I0, with the bottom portion of the spring I4 engaging the interior of the closed bottom I 2. The upper portion of said spring I4 engages the bottom of a holder or cup I5. The cup I5 is slightly smaller in its dimensions than the hollow interior of the body member Ill, so as to permit vertical movement with respect thereto. Said cup I5 is adapted to hold a lipstick I6 or the like.

A cap or closure I! for the open top I3 is provided, said cap adapted to be removably positlonedby friction grip within depression I8 on the side walls II adjacent their upper ends.

A cord, chain or other length of material I9 is attached at or adjacent to one end to said cup I5 and extends downwardly through spring I4 and opening 20 in bottom I2, thence to cap II to which it is attached at or adjacent its'other end.

In my preferred form cord I9 has a knot 2I positioned in cup I5 and. of a larger size than opening 22 in cup I5 through which cord I9 below knot 2| passes. Cord I9 may also have a knot 32 positioned in cap I! beyond opening 23 therein.

When the device is in closed position, with cap I! covering the open top l3, cord I9 extends horizontally across the balance of the cap H to one of the side walls I l and then vertically along said side walls to the outside of bottom I2 where it extends horizontally until it enters opening 20 thence vertically to cup I5.

A control member 24 which may be in the shape of a ball, bead or any other suitable form is carried on cord I9, below closed bottom I2. My control member 24 has an opening 25 therethrough. In one embodiment of my invention cord I9 extends from cap I! through opening 25 in control member 24, continues to form a loop 25 around segment 21 of control member 24 and then enters opening 25 to again pass therethrough andout to cup I5. The loop 28 when first made is loose so that cord I9 does not contact the outside of segment 21 of control member 24.

Cord I9 is of such a thickness and opening 25 of such dimensions that after loop 26 has been formed in its original loose condition, cord I9 engages the walls 28 surrounding opening 25 with sufficient contact for maintaining this fixed relationship.

In this original position of cord I9 and control member 24 in the use of my device there is only sufficient length of cord I9 between control member 24 and cup I! to permit the projection of a small portion of the upper part of the lipstick I6 above open top I3, after cap II has been removed from open top I3 and spring I4 has exerted upward pressure on the bottom of cup l5 and has pulled cord I9 until control member 24 has born against the exterior of bottom l2. Control member 24 being of larger diameter than opening 28 cannot enter therethrough. Spring I4 is not of sufficient strength to disturb the frlctional relationship of cord I9 and control member 24.

As the 'l'i'pstick I6 becomes used and it is necessary to project lower portions of the lipstick, the user by exerting greater downward pressure than that exerted by spring I4, on control member 24 takes up slack in the loose loop 26 and permits a portion of the cord heldby theiloop to move above said control member 24. Upon such pressure being released by the user on the control member 24, the friction grip of the cord is on walls 28 will hold the control member and the cord in the adjusted position. The more of the slack of loop 26 that is taken up, the more cord there is between cup l and control member 24, thus permitting more projection of the lipstick 16. When the loop 26 has tightened on segment 21, the maximum length of cord has been provided above the control member 24 and the greatest projection of lipstick is permitted. This final position is such that control member 24 bearing against bottom l2 still prevents the ejection of cup l5 from the case III. In this final position, control member 24 is held spaced from cap l1.

Another embodiment of my invention provides that the cord l9 extend through opening 25 without loop 26. In this form, cord 19 is of sumcient thickness and opening 25 of such corresponding dimensions that cord [9 engages walls 28 surrounding opening 25. Frictional engagement between cord l9 and walls 28 is thus effected which is not overcome by the action of spring l4 pulling cord [9 and forcing control member 24 against bottom 12. The frictional engagement is such that it may be overcome by pressure greater than that of spring I4. The control member, of course, would be so positioned on cord l9 originally as to permit but a slight projection of the lipstick. Later the user by applying suflicient pressure to control member moves control member downwardly on cord is providing a greater length of cord between the control member and the cup and permitting greater projection of the lipstick. A knot 29 may be formed in cord l9 at a desired lower place thereon to stop control member from being moved therebelow and prevent so much cord above the control member as to permit ejection of the cup l5 and also to prevent the control member from contacting cap In order to promote greater frictional contact I may provide my walls 28 with corrugations-3U opposite to the plane of the cord or provide walls 28 with roughened surfaces.

After use of the lipstick the user in moving cap I! to be placed on open top i3 in closed position, pulls cord 19 so that cup I5 is forced against the action of spring ll back into the interior of the body member 10.

With my invention the user does not have to have the entire length of lipstick projected at the outset. Such a length would incur the likelihood of being broken off. By projecting only portions of the lipstick as needed, breakage is prevented, waste is saved and better application surface is provided.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A lipstick device comprising a case having an open top, a bottom. and an opening adjacent its lower portion, a holder adapted to hold lipstick movable within said case. a closure adapted to removably close said open top. a spring positioned between the bottom of said holder and the bottom of said case, said spring adapted to exert upward pressure on said holder, 2. control member having an opening therethrough. a cord attached on one end to said closure and extending from said closure through said opening in said control member, then forming a loose loop back around the upper portion of said control member and then extending again through said opening in said control member, said cord passing through the opening in said case and attached at its other end to said holder. said control member of larger diameter than the opening in said case, said cord adapted to contact the walls within the opening of said control member for positioning of said control member so that when said closure is removed from the open top of said body member and released from control by the .user. said control member will engage said case and stop the upward movement of the spring from projecting more than the upper portion of said lipstick, said control member adapted upon downward pressure thereon greater than the pressure of said spring to take up the slack of said loop for lengthening the cord above said control member thereby providing extended upward movement and further projection of the lipstick, said loop when tightened on said control member providing maximum projection of said lipstick but preventing ejection of the holder from the case, said cord adapted upon pressure from the user to pull said holder with its lipstick against the action of the spring back into said case. said cord of sufficient length to permit said closure to be removably positioned to cover said open top.

' I JAMES L. YOUNGHUSBAND. 

